Chris Bonds:

>There are 2 kinds of people--those who value intensity in opera,
>and those who primarily value a certain standard of singing and vocal
>technique.  I also suggest that who these people are can be determined
>by whether or not they like Maria Callas.

OK, I'll bite.  One of the great moments in opera is when Callas, in Tosca,
says "Quanto," when she has heard the opening gambit in a deal she hopes
will free her husband.

Jim Tobin